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InternetNews
September 10, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
eBay CEO Not Tempted by Disney Job A spokesman for the Internet auction giant says Meg Whitman has no plans to leave.   |
InternetNews
February 17, 2004
Roy Mark |
Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, Disney Patch Differences Months after Disney rebuffed Comcast's takeover bid, the companies ink an online content/distribution pact. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid? |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cease-Fire at Disney SaveDisney.com will have to change its name now that a truce has been declared. No matter what, Iger is starting to prove that he was the right choice for Disney. |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Get Mickey II: The Plot Thickens Comcast may well make a fresh bid for Walt Disney -- and throw in some cash. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Bill Mann |
Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Grover & Lavelle |
Eisner's Goofy Timetable CEO Michael Eisner's waning days at Disney may not follow a happy script. Two more years at the helm won't fix what ails Disney. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Comcast Sees Broadband Dominance in Disney Bid The blockbuster $66 billion takeover bid comes just days after Disney CEO rejects merger talks. Will the House of the Mouse become a new cable ISP gorilla? |
InternetNews
January 22, 2008 |
eBay CEO Whitman Near Retirement? Report claims longtime eBay CEO is making good on a decade-old hint and firming up succession plans. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bad Move, Meg eBay's CEO backs out of the running for Disney's top job just before Bob Iger is named to the post. |
InternetNews
February 12, 2004
Colin Haley |
Comcast: New Technologies Can Spur Disney Deal Comcast execs say streaming media, video-on-demand and personal video recording services will maximize Disney's content; growth markets are online too. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Comcast Is a Cash Machine The big immediate news was Comcast's withdrawal of its $48.4 billion hostile takeover bid to acquire Disney. The other quieter but just as important news from the cable giant was its first-quarter earnings announcement. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Most Foolish CEO: Robert Iger Investors, right from the start, Iger sought to end Disney brain drain by delegating his authority. A prouder CEO might have resisted such a humbling move, but Iger realized its importance. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Bill Mann |
Comcast Shows Discipline Disney shareholders either expected Comcast to raise its bid, or they expected another company to come in and outbid. Disney's board rejected the Comcast offer as being insufficient, and no other suitors have stepped forward. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Deals and Deals Again Comcast acquired the entertainment giant's 39.5% stake in E! Networks. The deal makes sense. Disney gets $1.23 billion for the stake, and now Comcast will own the entertainment network in its entirety. What will it mean to investors? |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Disney Year Take a tour through Disney's busy 2004. January: Who will ink the next wave of animated Disney classics?... February: In another slap to Disney's managerial performance, Comcast made a hostile buyout bid... etc. |
BusinessWeek
October 3, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Calming The Crowd After Eisner's Thrill Ride On October 1, Robert Iger finally takes over as CEO of the beleaguered Walt Disney Co. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Next Big Cheese Running Disney isn't easy. You have fans, special interest groups, and investors pulling at the company in different directions, and one may have to concede that it's a thankless job if you ultimately can't make everybody happy. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Farewell to Meg? eBay's CEO Meg Whitman may be ready to hang it up. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Payback Time For An Ex-Boy Wonder? Disney's wunderkind, Stephen Burke, created a hugely profitable chain with the Disney stores. Will he return? |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Hello DreamWorks, Goodbye Pixar? With Michael Eisner out of the picture, Disney has more options |
InternetNews
January 24, 2006
David Needle |
Disney Buys Pixar The Walt Disney Company made a bold move toward reclaiming leadership of the movie animation market on Tuesday with the purchase of Pixar Animation Studios. |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Now It's Time To Say Goodbye How Disney's board can move beyond the Eisner era |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Meg Pounds Carly eBay's Meg Whitman tops the list of the most powerful women in business. |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
A Nibble From The Mouse? Some pros who owned shares of both Walt Disney and Comcast before the latter made its bid for Disney are now buying into InterActiveCorp. Here's why: They figure it's undervalued on assets and fundamentals and also that Disney may end up buying it. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Jobs for Disney A look at the possibility of Apple's Steve Jobs taking the helm at Disney. Eisner isn't ready to step out. Jobs isn't ready to step in. That still doesn't detract from the tantalizing possibilities. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Ronald Grover |
How Bob Iger Unchained Disney The Oscar for Disney's turnaround goes to... Bob Iger. No, wait, to Michael Eisner. No, both. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast Drops Designs on Disney The cable and ISP giant withdraws its offer for the Mouse after the entertainment giant's management refuses to negotiate. |
Fast Company
May 2004
Charles Fishman |
For Disney, the Story Not Told The Disney shareholder showdown was as long as an epic. Too bad it didn't have an epic hero. |
InternetNews
September 27, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, TW Mull Joint Adelphia Bid The companies may team to buy the bankrupt cable provider to maximize the chances of success. |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Burrows & Grover |
Steve Jobs' Magic Kingdom How Apple's demanding visionary will shake up Disney and the world of entertainment. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Ronald Grover |
More Malice In Wonderland Can Disney keep the Weinstein brothers from bailing out? The Miramax chiefs are unhappy. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2005
David Gardner |
Disney, Pixar, Apple: Who's to Blame? An interview about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the third of three parts. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Give 'Em Mel, Disney Disney shouldn't be in a hurry to fill a vacancy that is 24 months away. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
It's Getting Goofy at Disney Former Disney board members want to shake up the company's board. What happens if they succeed? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2005
David Gardner |
How Will Eisner Be Remembered? An interview about the wonderful, and sometimes not-so-wonderful, world of Disney with James Stewart, author of the book "Disney Wars." This is the second of three parts. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Ronald Grover |
Keeping The Keys To The Kingdom Critics have plenty of bones to pick with Michael Eisner -- and they'll keep picking. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Gets "Desperate" Apple and Disney hook up on a content distribution deal that may be bigger than you think. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Mickey Met Shrek Don't scratch your head when you see Shrek the Halls on ABC tonight. If anything, applaud the great job that current CEO Bob Iger is doing in smoothing over many of the frayed relationships between Disney and DreamWorks Animation. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2004
Aaron Byrd |
Disney: Notes From the Front Line Even after Disney shareholders voiced their lack of confidence in staggering numbers, the board installed an existing member as the new chairman. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Governor Meg Whitman? The former eBay CEO may be telegraphing a leap into politics. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney on Ice Disney and Comcast continue their sad courting rituals. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Has the Kingdom of Disney Lost its Magic? Despite the popularity of its megahit movie The Lion King, the Walt Disney Co. these days is hardly king of the jungle. Its revenues are sagging amid declining theme park attendance, a lack of movie hits, and poor ratings for its ABC network. Long-time Disney CEO Michael Eisner on the hot seat. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What's Inside Comcast's Shopping Bag? Comcast has the money, but it doesn't mean it has a plan. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney, Pixar Permanently Pals? Disney and Pixar would be worth more as a combined entity than as bitter foes. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Eyes on Eisner, Again Disney's former CEO resigns from the company's board, but retirement is unlikely. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2006
Rick Munarriz |
Apple and Disney Make Nice Disney opens its vault a little wider to keep in the good graces of Apple's chieftain. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lowry et al. |
Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution |
